Shutting Down Immigration Myths

News right now is dominated by rhetoric that casts immigrants as dangerous and is likely leaving Americans of many identities, including some of your students, feeling fearful and angry. Today, consider using these resources to teach your students about the long legacy of mistrust and discrimination immigrants from many countries have endured and how we can all use our voices to resist myths and misinformation.

Immigration has been a polarizing topic for years, but the current administration’s stated goals to deport millions of undocumented immigrants, build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border and end DACA have elevated the...